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The South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA) aims to advance public awareness, appreciation and engagement of science, engineering and technology in South Africa.

 
 
Sci-Bono Relief Teachers

Relief Teachers

Sci-Bono seeks to register and train a group of relief teachers whose role will be to temporarily take the place of school teachers selected for training. Relief teachers will spend limited periods at a time, in school classrooms in a care-taker role, while the selected teachers are away on training.

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Call for proposals and terms of reference: Programmatic Support Grant Intervention (PSGI)

Call for proposals and terms of reference: Programmatic Support Grant Intervention (PSGI) for Science Centres

SAASTA would like to invite all Science Centres in the Science Centre network database and those that participated in the Project and Report Writing Proposals to respond to this call by sending a creatively crafted proposal for the 2009/2010 funding.

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Call for proposals and terms of reference: Programmatic Support Grant Intervention (PSGI) for Science Centres 2009-2010
Proposals template (To be used to respond to the call)

The deadline for submitting proposals is 13 November 2009.

 
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Invitation to bid: Feasibility study and master plan for the Johannesburg Observatory site and its activities

Invitation to bid: Feasibility study and master plan for the Johannesburg Observatory site and its activities

SAASTA wishes to appoint a service provider to undertake a complete feasibility study and develop a master plan for the Johannesburg Observatory site and its activities to be completed by 30 March 2010. Prospective Bidders are requested to attend a compulsory briefing session to be held on 5 November 2009.

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Invitation to bid: Feasibility study and master plan for the Johannesburg Observatory site and its activities
Terms of reference: Feasibility study and master plan for the Johannesburg Observatory site and its activities

Supporting documents:
National Norms and Standards for a Network of Science Centres in South Africa
Strategic Plan of the National Research Foundation (NRF): Vision 2015

The deadline for submitting proposals is 12 November at 11h00.

 
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Invitation to bid: SAASTA National School Debates Project

Invitation to bid: SAASTA National School Debates Project

SAASTA wishes to appoint a service provider to manage and run the SAASTA National School Debates project for a period of thirty six months. Prospective Bidders are requested to attend a compulsory briefing session to be held on 26 October 2009.

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Invitation to bid: SAASTA National School Debates Project
Terms of reference: SAASTA National School Debates Project

The deadline for submitting proposals is 9 November 2009 at 11h00.

 
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Call for interest: Nanotechnology Outreach and Awareness Project

Call for interest: Nanotechnology Outreach and Awareness Project

It is required that outreach and awareness in the area of Nanotechnology be carried out or implemented by the Science Outreach and Awareness sector. It is the purpose of this call for interest to identify parties who would be interested in undertaking Outreach and Awareness Programmes in the area of Nanotechnology. SAASTA intends to roll out grants to successful candidates for this purpose. SAASTA will shortlist 15 applicants to further partake in the selection process.

Please click here to view the call for interest.

The deadline for submitting proposals is 24 December 2009.

 
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Southern African Science Lens photographic competition

This competition is now closed. Watch this space for the announcement of the winning entries!

 
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Smart Interactive Board for top Dinaledi School

This year, SMART will provide the Dinaledi School which tops the SAASTA National Science Olympiad a SMART Board interactive whiteboard at a value of R 50 000.

For more information on the National Science Olympiad click here; for a project description of the National Science Olympiad, click here.

 
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2009 African Science Communication Conference (ASCC)
2009 African Science Communication Conference (ASCC) Presentations

Theme: Shaping Africa's future - science communication's contribution to science, technology and innovation, and the development of democracy in Africa

To view the presentations, visit:
http://www.saasta.ac.za/ascc/2009/

 
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NRF Space Workshop report and presentations now available
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Public Understanding of Biotechnology (PUB) - learn more about biotechnology!
2nd ASCC 2009
International Polar Year 2007-2008
International Year of Astronomy 2009
Planet Earth 2007-2009
SAASTA Schools Debates



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